She frowned slightly, "Why did your uncle hit you when you were fine?"

"I just made my father unhappy." Ye Qingyu didn't want to tell Qingya about those messy things and make her worry.

"Great uncle, what a fool! Even if you said something that displeased him, he shouldn't have resorted to family discipline. In our family, even my eldest and second brothers have never been disciplined. How could he have the heart to do that to a delicate girl like you?"

Ye Qingya spoke angrily. She had always known that her uncle and the old lady did not like her elder sister very much, but no matter what, she was still their own child. Unless she had committed a huge mistake, they would not be punished by the family law. Usually, the family law was imposed on men, and for girls and women, it would usually be a serious matter of kneeling in the ancestral hall for two days.

Ye Qingyu held her hand and comforted her with a chuckle, "I'm fine, it's just a minor injury. It will be almost healed in one night."

Ye Qingya looked at her in disbelief and said, "Let me see." As she said that, she was about to lift her clothes to look at her back.

Ye Qingyu quickly grabbed her hand and said, "It's really okay. It's so cold, aren't you afraid that I'll catch a cold?"

"There's a charcoal fire in this room, it's very warm. Let me see it, then I can feel at ease."

Ye Qingyu refused, "It's really nothing. If it was really serious, I wouldn't be able to get up. If you don't believe me, ask Wanqiu and the others."

Ye Qingya looked at Wanqiu who was standing beside her. Wanqiu smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Second Miss. She is fine now."

"Okay, then don't look at it. I'm glad you're okay." Ye Qingya felt relieved.

With a gurgle, Ye Qingya lowered her head embarrassedly, "Father, Mother and elder brother were so worried, I ran to see you so early in the morning without even having a good breakfast." She rubbed her belly and smiled in a silly and cute way.

Ye Qingyu tapped her forehead lightly. "Why are you being so polite to me? Wanqiu, hurry up and bring breakfast to Qingya."

Ye Qingya smiled softly, hugged Ye Qingyu's arm and acted coquettishly, "Big sister is still the best."

After a while, Wanqiu brought the breakfast and placed it on the small table beside the couch. Ye Qingya was really hungry, so she didn't need to pretend to be dignified and elegant in front of Ye Qingyu, and started to eat the delicious food.

"By the way, is your marriage settled?"

Ye Qingya drank a mouthful of porridge and said, "It's almost done. I think we'll get engaged in a few days. My father is busy with disaster relief work, so we'll talk about it after he's done with it."

Ye Qingyu nodded. "Since Second Uncle and Second Aunt are both optimistic about Second Young Master Du and have asked someone to inquire with the Du family, they should be satisfied. What are your own thoughts?"

Ye Qingya paused and shook her head. "No, since my mother carefully selected it for me, it should be good. I have no complaints."

Although marriages between men and women in the Daqing Dynasty were not blind marriages, they were still arranged by their parents and matchmakers. This was the case for everyone. Her mother was also very worried about her marriage. Since they were all satisfied, the Second Young Master Du should be a good one, and she had no complaints.

Ye Qingyu looked at her silently and couldn't help sighing in her heart. At least, Qingya would not fall into the same hardship as in her previous life. In her previous life, her second uncle, second aunt and eldest brother were all away, and she was married in Kyoto without the support of her natal family. That family could torture her however they wanted, and she was stubborn and never complained to her family. It was not until her eldest brother was transferred back to Beijing to see her that he knew what kind of life she had been living.

"No rush. Since it hasn't been decided yet, let's first examine the character of Mr. Du." Ye Qingyu thought for a while before speaking.

"No need. Mother has investigated everything. If he wasn't a good person, she wouldn't have chosen him." Ye Qingya looked like she had no idea.

Ye Qingyu didn't care what she thought, she just chuckled and said, "Let's go back after we finish eating. It will be difficult to walk when the snow gets heavy."

Ye Qingya blinked her eyes and said, "Big sister, let me stay with you. You are injured and can't go out. It's so boring." Anyway, she would be detained in the mansion if she went home. It was snowing heavily and there was nowhere to go. It would be more interesting to stay here with her big sister.

Ye Qingyu shook her head. "No need. You should go back home and tell your second uncle, second aunt, and eldest brother that I'm fine. Father just hit me twice in anger. Tell them not to worry."

"Tell Second Aunt not to let her come. When I'm fine, I'll go to the Ye Mansion to see you. The snow will get heavier in the next two days, and there will be more and more refugees outside the city. Kyoto will be in chaos. You'd better stay in the mansion honestly these days and don't go anywhere." Ye Qingyu looked a little serious and gave serious instructions.

Ye Qingya finished her meal, put down her chopsticks, and asked curiously, "Big sister, how did you know the snow would be so heavy? The news of the flood in the south has been spreading like wildfire these past few days, and food prices have skyrocketed. But why would refugees come to Kyoto? The south is so far away from here."

Ye Qingyu's voice was gentle but unquestionable, "Just be obedient."

"I'll have some charcoal sent up."

It was the first time Ye Qingya saw her elder sister look like this. "Okay, I'll tell them."

Ye Qingyu nodded.

As Ye Qingya got on the carriage, the snow began to fall heavily. When she returned to the Ye Mansion, her elder brother and mother were already waiting for her in the side hall.

"What's the matter? Is Qingyu really seriously injured?" Second Aunt asked anxiously before Ye Qingya sat down.

Ye Qingya untied her cloak and handed it to the servant beside her. "Big sister is fine, she just got whipped a few times. She asked me to tell you not to worry and not to go to see her. She will come to see you when she recovers."

"real?"

Ye Qingya took the teacup handed to her by the maid and held it to warm her hands. "Well, I think she is in good spirits. She shouldn't be seriously injured. The rumors outside are too outrageous."

"Oh, by the way, my elder sister also said that this heavy snow will continue for several days. She asked someone to bring us coal and wouldn't let me go out, saying that there are a lot of refugees outside and it's very chaotic."

Ye Qingya took a sip of tea, curled her lips, and said helplessly, "Big sister, you're just worrying about nothing. It's not that serious at all. If it snows heavily every day, I won't be able to go out even if I want to."

Ye Yanzhi pondered for a moment, "Qingyu said there would be many refugees coming to Kyoto?"

Ye Qingya nodded, "Big sister just wanted to scare me and didn't want me to go out."

Ye Yanzhi frowned, "She wouldn't say something like that just to scare you. She must have heard something. You just stay home."

After saying that, Ye Yanzhi walked out of the side hall with a serious face.

After seeing Ye Qingya off, heavy snow had already begun to fall outside. This heavy snow would continue for three days, with the snow accumulation reaching nearly two feet high. Even in Kyoto, many common people were frozen to death, and their houses were crushed by the heavy snow.

Ye Qingyu stayed in the house to recuperate for three days without taking a single step out. Her third aunt was still very worried and came to see her in the heavy snow. Only after she saw that she was really fine did she go back with peace of mind.

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